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Welcome to the October Update. This edition of the Update brings you highlights of the NMEC conference, along with the latest news about the AMLA and about media literacy education. |
NMEC 2007 & Research Summit Highlights
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It was four days of non-stop media literacy when over 300 media literacy practitioners and researchers from throughout the world gathered in St. Louis for AMLA's 2007 National Media Education Conference and Research Summit.
Over lunch and in the Media Hub, in hands-on workshops and networking breakfasts, through informative panels and break-out sessions, the conference theme created multiple opportunities to explore how innovations in media technology are not only changing our 21st century global culture but also challenging educators at all levels and across the curriculum.
Visit the AMLA website to view NMEC highlights, which include podcasts of keynote speakers, blogs and a photo gallery. But please bear with us as our website is in transition (see below).
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AMLA Website Under Construction
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The AMLA website is undergoing a major upgrade that will bring our members exciting new resources and features.
In the meantime, we ask for your patience while we work on the site. If you have questions that the site doesn't answer, please contact us at amla@amlainfo.org.
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| AMLA Offers Support for Local Efforts
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Now that the 2007 NMEC has fired us up, let's keep the media literacy education momentum going!
Will you be conducting a local Media Literacy event? If so, the AMLA wants to help. We are available to partner with members and local groups to plan off-conference-year media literacy events.
If you anticipate holding a media literacy event in the coming year and would like to link up with AMLA simply contact AMLA 1st VP Joe Behson. Joe will be glad to work with you to ensure the success of your event and to discuss ways in which the AMLA can support or even co-sponsor the event.
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| Members On the Move & Making News
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AMLA Advisory Board Member and NMEC keynote speaker Henry Jenkins was featured in a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article. Check it out to learn about the groundbreaking work of our friend, who is being called "the Marshall McLuhan of the Web 2.0 Era." A special bonus of the piece is that it offers a podcast interview with Henry. Find it at chronicle.com/wiredcampus.
Congratulations to AMLA Advisory Board Member Alice Cahn who has recently been promoted to Vice President of Social Responsibility at Cartoon Network in New York.
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Opportunities
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If you've always wanted to be a maestro - this is the job for you! Free Press is hiring an Event Manager to work with their Outreach Team to produce the high-profile National Conference for Media Reform and other events. They are looking for a motivated, well-organized, level-headed person with substantial event production experience, a high degree of stamina, and the ability to thrive in a demanding environment. For more information visit: freepress.net.
Call For Entries - Eighth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival. Submit your short film to Media That Matters and make an impact! Hundreds of thousands of people will see the Media That Matters collection, including educators, activists and nonprofits across the nation and around the world! Cash prizes will also be awarded to most films. Details are available at mediathatmattersfest.org/submit.
Kids In Need announces grants of up to $500 for unique K-12 teachers. The purpose of the grants is to provide funds for classroom teachers who have innovative, meritorious ideas. Projects may qualify for funding if they make creative use of common teaching aids, approach curriculum from an imaginative angle, or tie nontraditional concepts together for the purpose of illustrating commonalities. Innovation and merit account for 40 percent of the evaluation. Learn more online at Kids in Need.
World Book, Inc. has announced the World Book Fact or Fiction? Student Video Contest inviting students to create their own original video on what makes an online site a good information source. The contest encourages students to be discerning about the trustworthiness of the information they're finding online when they research topics for school or their own personal interest. Contest rules are available at videocontest.worldbook.com.
Digital learning competition offers $2M in prizes
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new $2 million competition will encourage innovators nationwide to use
new technologies such as MySpace, Second Life and others to engage
teachers and learners of all kinds. The competition is
supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation as part
of its $50 million Digital Media and Learning initiative. The
initiative seeks to determine how digital technologies are changing the
way young people learn, play, socialize and participate in civic life. Detailed information on the competition is available online at dmlcompetition.net.
The editors of Issues in Information and Media Literacy, a volume of case studies and academic papers to be published by the Informing Science Institute, invite chapters on a range of issues related to information and media literacy. We also seek colleagues from all fields involved with this area who are willing to provide quality reviews of submitted chapters. For more information, visit infoliteracy.ispress.org.
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| Resources & Events
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RESOURCES:
A New Resource for Early Elementary Teachers
In support of Arthur's new season, which features media literacy themes, producers have added two media literacy games to the Arthur website. "Binky's Facts and Opinions" helps children aged 5-7 learn to distinguish between fact and belief. "Moviemaker" gives kids a chance to experience the effect of various program features by swapping out items such as background music, sound effects, and props. Check them out at pbskids.
Cisco Offers Educators Free Video Course
Cisco has created an online course for video over IP that enables teachers, administrators and students to learn about video production and distribution. The course is free of charge, has no prerequisite and is not monitored. Learn more about the course online.
EVENTS:
Save the date for AMLA Organizational Member Home Inc's 2007 Conference on Media Literacy: Creating and Learning in a Media Saturated Culture. The Conference will be held at MIT on October 27 and will feature AMLA member Renee Hobbs and Advisory Board Henry Jenkins, along with many other media literacy experts. Learn more about the event at homeinc.org.
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Copyright Study Group Needs Your Input
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The Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic at American University is working with the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) on a FTC complaint against major content providers including the NFL, the MLB, Universal, DreamWorks, Harcourt Inc., and Penguin Group. The CCIA alleges that these corporations have engaged in a nationwide pattern of unfair and deceptive trade practices by misrepresenting consumer rights under copyright law by posting misleading and overreaching copyright warnings.
The Clinic is looking for anyone who has been injured or affected by these overreaching copyright warnings. That is people who chose not to use a particular work or modified their use of that work after reading the attached overreaching copyright warning. For example, a teacher who chose not to use a television program, movie, or music clip in the classroom out of fear that his or her actions violated copyright law. We are also interested in school's administrative policies on copyright in the classroom. If you have a story or any helpful information regarding this issue, please email Marlee Miller or Khalil Malouf at copyrightmisuse@gmail.com.
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Youth Film Festival Offers Live Video Streaming
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| AMLA Organizational Member California Digital Arts is presenting the 11th Annual North American All Youth Film and Education Day on October 19 in Sacramento, CA. If you can't make it to the event, you can still experience the excitement of the event by viewing the live video stream on the festival website. |
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